Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-65908 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-65908 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-65908?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.6, published 23 July 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Jetbrains PyCharm before 2026.1.4, 2026.2.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-65908?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-65908 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-65908?
- Check whether you run Jetbrains PyCharm at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A vulnerability classified as CWE-829 (Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere) exists in JetBrains PyCharm. The issue occurs when the IDE processes an untrusted project that includes a specially crafted, malicious Python executable. Upon opening such a project, the IDE may execute the malicious binary without sufficient validation or sandboxing. This local attack requires user interaction (opening the project) but results in a scope jump (S:C), allowing for full compromise of the host system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.4 and 2026.2.
Affected products
- JetBrains PyCharm before 2026.1.4, 2026.2
Timeline
- 2026-07-23: disclosed
- 2026-07-23: advisory